
The Appaloosa(1966)
A man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit.


“They were seven…and they fought like seven hundred!”
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

Yul Brynner
Chris Adams

Eli Wallach
Calvera

Steve McQueen
Vin

Charles Bronson
Bernardo O'Reilly

Robert Vaughn
Lee

Brad Dexter
Harry Luck

James Coburn
Britt

Horst Buchholz
Chico

Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Hilario

Vladimir Sokoloff
Old Man
The Magnificent Seven is a western, action, adventure film released in 1960 exploring themes of friendship, gunslinger, village, horse, remake, bandit. Directed by John Sturges, it stars Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen. An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
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